Total Crime Rate
70.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Billet Road area has the 44th highest crime rate of 91 local areas in Chapel End , and the 308th lowest crime rate of 687 local areas in Waltham Forest .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Billet Road (E17 5HE) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.7% lower than the Chapel End average (95.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Billet Road (E17 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mcentee Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fair View Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Higham Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyne Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildsway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Millfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascham End | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stow Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bosworth Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Billet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Rodney Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windsor Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Banbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Pleasant Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mcentee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Manor Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lyne Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lyne Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fair View Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mcentee Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyne Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Folly Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Folly Lane | β |
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